Borders is planning to have a section in their stores where you check out different E-Readers. So far they market Sony, Kobo (they're the exclusive dealer for the US) and Aluratek. Here's a link to their page with info about the three readers (4 if you count the tow Sony versions seperate) http://www.borders.com/online/store/M...

I have a Nook and I love it! I bought it several months ago before the price dropped and still thought that it was worth it. Since they lowered the price I tell everyone to get one. The only thing that I don't like is that you can only lend books once. I wish they would change that.

I have a question for Nook owners. I know you can't read Kindle books on a Nook, but can you read pdfs on a Nook? Is it easy to do? I just wondered because readers of my novels who have Nooks ask me all the time and I don't have a Nook so I don't really know for sure. Thanks!

Here's the problem I've heard regarding .pdf files. On many readers, you have to read .pdf files on the smallest setting otherwise the paragraph breaks, sentences, etc., can run together making things interesting. HOWEVER, if the .pdf file isn't encoded with .DRM, you can convert it to your readers format using Calibre, a free file converting program.

Good to know, Dhestiny! One of my buds on Twitter is Sony. And when I mentioned some of my Sony fans were having a problem with pdfs the Sony rep said you should be able to read a pdf easily on your Sony. Now we know you need Calibre to do it. Cool!

I know it is easy with a Kindle. You can send the PDF to the Kindle with "Convert" in the subject line and it will be converted. Since the 2.3 Kindle update in December 2009 you need to put "Convert" into the subject line of the e-mail in order for Amazon to convert it for you. Otherwise, it just sends you back a pdf. Only put "Convert" in the subject line. Even if you say "Please Convert" they will send it back as a pdf.

You don't have to convert the .pdf file to epub, it's just that for some reason, SOME of the .pdf files have to be read on the smallest setting which is really, really small. Converting them fixes that.

I love my Nook. My husband got it for me for Valentine's day and now he's threatening to get rid of it. He thinks I spend more time with IT than him. I know that there is a way to side-load pdf onto it. I've just never done it. I think there are detailed instructions of how to do it on B&n.com in the FAQ's about Nook.

Dhestiny - I have a question about Calibre... I bought some books from ereader and they have a DRM, so Calibre won't convert them. How do you get around that? I have unlocked them already through ereader...but do I need to run them through calibre to load them on my nook then? Sorry for all the questions!

I was just wondering..I don't actually have my nook yet...will in a couple of weeks. Decided on the nook for several reasons plus the Kindle is out of stock until Sept, and just couldn't wait that long...

As of right now, stripping the DRM is illegal, which is why Calibre won't do it. There are software programs out there that you can use, but some want your credit card number because if you buy from B&N part of their DRM encryption uses the credit card number you used to buy the book. I'm not ok with giving my credit card information to a company who is doing something illegal for you to begin with.

Since I don't own a Nook, I'm afraid I couldn't tell you what you need to do to load it to your reader. Call B&N tech support and see what they tell you.

Bekah, whenever one of my readers has an e-reader question I google it. Chances are someone has had the same problem and how they solved it is on the web. Try that and I bet you will fgure out what to do. Good luck!

So if I bought a kindle could I still shop an B&N for an ebook? And vise versa? I just hate the thought of being limited to one store because of My e-reader. I think that's a big reason why I haven't gotten one yet.

I felt the same way, PrplSkys. And the answer to your question is, not necessarily. Amazon and B&N and Borders are adding encryptions that make it impossible to change the formatting of the books without stripping the DRM which is illegal at this time. What I do is buy my ebooks from fictionwise.com or booksonboard.com where they offer multiple formats. If one of those stores don't have what I'm looking for, I'll then buy from the Sony Store (because I have a Sony)

It's really weird because SOME B&N books can be reformatted, but not others. I talked to their tech support one day and that's how I found out about the DRM encryption.

Personally, I don't like having to purchase from one particular store, which is why I appreciate having the other 2 that I mentioned as well as allaboutromance.com eharlequin.com and others.

i have another question...I bought my first e books last night...from ereader.com... I bought the confessions of a shopaholic series..all but the first one because for some reason they didn't have it...but anyway, I was wondering...I noticed they had their own software, ereader, and I know that B&N does as well. Do we need to download their software from each company we purchase from?

I haven't had to download anything from fictionwise or booksonboard. They just download to your computer and you import them into your reader. Now with Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Sony you have to have their software on your computer.

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I felt the same way, PrplSkys. And the answer to your question is, not necessarily. Amazon and B&N and Borders are adding encryptions that make it impossible to change the formatting of the books w..."Thanks Dhes! Great to know I'll research this DRM formatting. Also - It occurred to me that some books are able to be converted and others not (maybe) because of the copyright or permission level set by the author? Just a thought.

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